The AvotaynuDNA-sponsored Genetic Census of the Jewish People enters its third year with active DNA testing being carried out within Jewish communities on six continents. As described previously in the pages of AVOTAYNU, the purpose of the project is to […]
Crypto-Jewish Conference Enjoys Record Attendance
Rave reviews continue to pour in from speakers and attendees of the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (SCJS) held in Miami, Florida in July 2105. The Society was formed over 25 years ago to help facilitate […]
How I Found Ancestors and Living Relatives After More Than a Century of Separation
Ever since I was a child, I have been interested in my family history and used to update the handwritten family tree that my mother had compiled. Our family’s biggest mystery, a source of my considerable attention and […]